Sash and store front construction



Feb- 22 1944. c. D. LowRY 2,342,352

SASH AND STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Filed June 23, 1941 3 n mentor CLYUEL? 'owEY attorney Patented Feb. 22, i944 sasn AND sronr FRONTCONSTRUCTION Clyde D. Lowry, Toledo, Ohio, assigner to Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of OhioApplication June 23, 1941, Serial N0. 399,251

9 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in sash and store frontconstructions and has for its primary object the provision of novelmeans for mounting and retaining a pane of glass in proper position in aglazed opening.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a sash and storefront construction embodying front and rear glass-retaining sectionsdetachably associated with one another in a novel manner to yieldablyyet firmly clamp the pane of glass in positioi therebetween.

Another object of toe invention is the provision of a sash and storefront construction of the above character of simple, durableconstruction embodying a stitionary rear section and a movable irontsect in of resilient, compressible material adapte-Cf` to interengageand cooperate with said stationary section for securing the pane ofglass in place and which also forms with the glass pane a fluid-tightseal to prevent water or moisture from passing into the sashconstruction.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a sash and storeiront construction of the above character in which the movable frontsection can be installed entirely from the front of the window andfurther, wherein no screws, metal clips or other fastening elements arerequired for securing said movable section to said stationary section.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparentduring the course of the following description, when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing, wherein like numerals are employed to designate likeparts throughout the same:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation illustrating a sash or store front embodyingthe present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the sashconstruction taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. '1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective sectional view of the movable front section: and

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section she-wing a modified form offront section.

With reference now to the drawing, 5 designates in its entirety a glazedopening in which is mounted a sheet or pane of glass 5 supported in thewindow opening by the improved sash construction l arranged at the top,bottom and sides of said window. The numeral 8 designates the bottomrail or sill of the wooden frame in which the pane of glass 6 is mountedand which carries the usual wooden back-stop 9. The exterior surface ofthe wall containing the window may; if desired, be faced with stone,Vitrolite or other ornamental slabs or panels III secured to thesupporting wall by a layer of mastic II or other suitable adhesivematerial.

The sash construction I comprises a rear sta.- tionary section I2 and'amovable front section I3 associated with one another to clamp the paneof glass 6 in place therebetween. Although the rear section I2 may be ofeither rolled or extruded metal, it is preferably formed from a hardplastic material such as a urea formaldehyde type of resin or hardrubber. This section includes a bottom Wall I4 and the spaced parallelfront and rear walls I5 and` I6 respectively. The rear wall I6terminates at its inner end in a forwardly curved iiange I1 engaging therear surface of the pane of glass E, while the front wall I5 isrelatively shorter than the rear wall and has formed at its inner end arearwardly projecting rib I8. The rear section I2 may be secured to theframe 8 by screws or the like I9 and also, if desired, to the backstop 9by screws or the like 20.

The front section I3 comprises a face-piece 2I having any desiredprofile and provided at its inner end with a rounded lip 22 engaging theouter surface of the pane of glass 5. Formed integral with theface-piece 2I at the outer end thereof is a base portion 23 terminatingat its rear edge in an outwardly projecting leg 24 extending atsubstantially right angles to the base portion 23. Formed upon the underside of the face-piece 2| closely adjacent the glass contacting lip 22is an attaching arm 25 provided at its outer end with an enlarged bead26 adapted to be received beneath and interengage with the rib I8 on thefront Wall I5 of rear section I2.

The front section I3 is formed of a suitable resilient, compressiblematerial, preferably rubber, rubber composition or the like. Thus, thefront section I3 may be of one-piece extruded rubber and when formed theattaching arm 25 is normally disposed at an acute angle with respect tothe face-piece 2l and lies substantially parallel therewith as shown inFig. 3. However, upon installation of the front section, the arm 25 isdrawn away from the face-piece 2| so that it is disposed atsubstantially right angles or perpendicular with respect to saidface-piece as shown in Fig. 2. The extending of the arm 25 in thismanner and the insertion thereof behind the front wall I5 of rearsection I2 places said arm under tension and causes the front section tobe urged rearwardly to maintain the lip 22 thereof in yieidebieengagement with e:

minsteuingtnefrenteeetien laitieneeeeeai-y that the outer end of theface-piece 2t be also secured in place. With this in mind, there isprovided an edging 21 of metal, plastic or hard rubber. comprising aportion 28 engaging the edges of the facing panels III and provided atits rear edge with an outwardly turned back portion 29 having alaterally offset endvportion Il. The

use of this edging results in the provision of a space or recess 3|between the wooden frame l f and back portion 29 of said edging and inthis space or recess is inserted the leg 2| of the front section I3.

Upon installation of the front section I3, the

attaching arm 25 is drawn away from the facepiece 2I and inserted behindthe front wall I5 of the rear section I2. At the same time, the leg 24is also inserted in the recess 3| at one end of said rear section. Whenit is desired to remove the front section I3, one end thereof can bedisengaged from the rear section I2 and the said front section thenreadily peeled out.

With the construction above-described, the pane of glass 6 can be firmlyyet yieldably held in place to allow for expansion and contraction ofthe glass to minimize danger of glass breakage when it is subjected tovibration or pressure from external sources. In other words, the frontsection I3 exerts a yielding cushioned pressure upon the glass and willconform to any irregularities in the glass surface so that the pressureexerted thereupon will be uniform. This type of mounting is alsoparticularly desirable in mounting bent or curved glass sheets as theresilient, compressible front member will serve to take up anyirregularities in the glass. Furthermore, the front section not onlyserves to uniformly 'cushion the pane of glass but also engages theglass with suilicient pressure to form therewith a duid-tight sealfor'preventing water or moisture from passing downwardly into the sashconstruction. As also pointed out above, the-front section can beinstalled entirelyfrom the front of the window and that no screws, metalclips or other fastening elements are required for securing it in place.'I'his will naturally result -in the saving of much time and labor inmakingfthe installation as well as a saving in materials. e

In Fig. 4 is shown a slightly modified form of removable front sectionI3. This section is the same as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3; the onlydierence being that the face-piece 2I,vbase portion 23, leg 24 andattaching arm 25 are provided with a suiiame reinforcing 32, preferamyin theL form of a strip of relatively thin spring metal. Thereinforcement need'not be of a non-corrosive metal and can be embeddedin thefront section I3 during the extrusion thereof if it is made ofextruded rubber er the like. However, the reinforced front` section ofFig. 4 is installed in the same manner as that in Fig. 2 an-d functionsin the same way to secure the pane of glass in place. The metalreinforcement 32 is simply provided to give additional strength to thefront section if such additional strengthening is required.

It is to be understood that the form of the linvention herewith shownand described is to be taken as the preferred embodiment o f the same,and that various changes in the shape,- size and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to without departing from th'e spirit of the inventionor the scope of the subioined claims.

.amera Iclaim:

1. In a sash or store front constructiomthecombination of a stationaryrear section and a removable front section adapted to receive and sclamp a pane of glass therebetween, said rear section being providedwith a portion engaging thev rear surface of the pane of glass and asecond portion disposed forwardly of the glass pane, said removablefront section being formed of resilient, 10 compressible materialcomprising s. face-piece disposed forwardly of the second said portionof the rear section and having a portion at its inner end engaging thefront surface of the pane of glass and another portion interengagingwith the second said portion of the rear section. and means for securingthe outer end of saidaremovable facepiece in place at a point spacedforwardly of the second said portion of the rear section.

2. In a sash or store front construction, the combination of astationary rear section and a removable'front section adapted to receiveand clamp a pane of glass therebetween, said rear section being providedwith a bottom wall and spaced front and rear walls, said rear wallhaving a portion engaging the rear surface of the pane of glass and saidfront wall being provided with a rearwardly directed rib, said removablefront section being formed of a resilient, compressible materialcomprising a face-piece disposed forwardly of the front wall of the rearsection and having a lip at its inner end engaging the outer surfaceof'the pane of glass and a tensioned attaching arm received in back ofthe front wall of said rear section and being provided with a beadinterengaging with the rib on said front wall, and means for securingthe outer end of the said removable face-piece in place at a pointspaced forwardly of the front wall of the rear section.

3. In a. sash or store front construction, the combination of astationary rear section and a removable front section adapted to receiveand clamp a pane of glass therebetween, said rear section being providedwith a portion engaging the rear surface of the pane of glass and asecond portion disposed forwardly of the glass pane, said removablefront section being formed of resilient compressible material comprisinga face piece disposed forwardly of the second said porv tion of the rearsection and having a portion at its inner end engaging the front surfaceof the pane of glass, a. rearwardly directed base portion at its outerend terminating in an outwardly directed attaching leg and anotherportion interengaging with the second said portion of said rear section,and means for securing said attaching leg in place.

4. In a sash or store front construction, the combination of astationary rear section and a removable' front section adapted toreceive and clamp,a pane of glass therebetween, said rear section beingprovided with a bottom wall and spaced front and rear walls, said rearwall having a portion engaging the rear surface of the pane of glass andsaid front wall being provided with a rearwardly directed rib, saidVremovable front section being formed of a resilient compressiblematerial comprising a face piece disposed forwardly of the front wall ofthe rear section and having a portion 'at its inner end engaging thefront surface of the pane of glass, an attaching leg at its outer endand a tensioned attaching arm adjacent its inner end received in back ofthe front wall of said rear section and being provided with a beadinterengaging with the rib on said front wall. and means for securingsaid attaching leg in place.

5. In a sash or store iront construction, the combination lof astationary rear section and a removable iront section adapted to receiveand clamp a pane of glass therebetween, said rear section beingprovided-with a bottom wall and spaced iront and rear walls. said rearwall having a portion engaging the rear surface of the pane oi glass andsaid iront wall being provided with a rearwardly directed rib, saidremovable iront section being formed oi a resilient compressiblematerial comprising a i'ace piece disposed iorwardly of the front wallof said rear section and provided at its outer end with a rearwardlydirected base portion terminating in an outwardly directed attachingleg,at its inner end with a lip engaging the front surface of the pane ofglass and a tensioned attaching arm adjacent its inner end received inback of the front wall oi said rear section and being provided with abead interengaging with the rib on said front wall. and means forsecuring said attaching leg in place.

6. A molding formed of a resilient compressible material for securing apane of glass in a frame. comprising a i'ace piece provided at its outerend with a base portion terminating in an attaching leg and at its innerend with an attaching arm comprising a tace piece provided at its outerend with a rearwardly directed base portion terminating in an outwardlyprojecting leg, at its inner end with a glass' engaging lip and adjacentits inner end with an attaching arm normally disposed at an acute anglewith respect to the face piece and adapted upon installation of themolding to be drawn away from said face piece and disposed atsubstantially right angles 'with respect thereto to place said attachingarm under tension.

8 A molding formed of a resilient compressible material for securing apane oi glass in a frame, comprising a face piece provided at its outerend with an attaching leg and at its inner end with an attaching armnormally disposed at an acute angle with respect to the face piece andadapted upon installation of the molding to be drawn away from said facepiece and'disposed at suhstantially right angles with respect thereto toplace said attaching arm under tension, and a strip of relatively-thinspring metal embedded in said face piece. attaching leg, and attachingarm.

9. A molding `formed of a resilient compressible material for a pane ofglass in a frame,

normally disposed at an acute angle with respect to the face piece andadapted upon installation of the molding to be drawn away from said facepiece and disposed at substantially right angles with respect thereto toplace said attaching arm under tension.

7. A molding formed oi a resilient compressible material for securing apane of glass in a frame,

comprising a face piece provided at its outer end with a base portionterminating in an attaching leg and at its inner end with an attachingarm normally disposed at an acute angle with` respect to the face pieceand adapted upon installation of the molding to be drawn away from saidface piece and disposed at substantially right angles with respectthereto to place said attaching arm u under tension, and a strip ofrelatively thin spring metal embedded in said face piece, base portion,attaching leg, and attaching arm.

CLYDE D. LOWRY.

